Overview
- Kickoff is Wednesday at 7:30 p.m. EST at AT&T Stadium on ESPN with a College Football Playoff semifinal berth at stake.
- Sportsbooks list No. 2 Ohio State around -9.5 after opening -8.5, and the winner advances to face Georgia or Ole Miss in the Fiesta Bowl.
- Miami’s defensive front, led by Rueben Bain Jr. and Akheem Mesidor, produced seven sacks against Texas A&M and is tasked with disrupting Heisman finalist Julian Sayin.
- Ohio State brings the nation’s No. 1 scoring defense (8.2 points allowed per game) against a Miami offense that leaned on RB Mark Fletcher Jr.’s 172-yard day in the first round.
- Buckeyes WR Jeremiah Smith says he is healthy after a quad strain, while starting right guard Tegra Tshabola is out, with Gabe VanSickle or Joshua Padilla in line to fill the spot.